166-167 Flashcards
A musician-entertainers of western Africa
griot
The——– preserves the oral traditions of a tribe.
griot
A broad, deep wave of the sea.
groundswell
The—————- was caused by the distant storm
groundswell
Easily deceived or cheated.
gullible
Some people are so————– that they believe everything they see on the internet.
gullible
a sport involving physical exercises and movements that need skill, strength, and control, and that are often performed in competitions:
gymnastics
The school team gave a display of————.
gymnastics
A young female cow that has not yet had a calf.
heifer
The———— stood in the pasture, staying close to her mother.
heifer
Half of a globe.
hemisphere
Canada is a country in the northern————.
hemisphere
Able to be passed down from generation to generation.
hereditary
Her green eyes were———–, as they were just like her mother’s and her grandmother’s.
hereditary
A lack of permanent housing.
homelessness
The condition of————– is a matter of great public concern.
homelessness
A word that is pronounced the same as another but that differs in meaning.
homophone
The words “sow” and “sew” are————.
homophones
deserving praise and respect:
Honourable
My father didn’t think acting was an———– profession.
honorable
Funny or comical.
humorous
They laughed all the way through the—————– movie.
humorous
Wild goats native to mountainous regions of Eurasia and North Africa.
ibex
The herd of———– were recognizable by their semicircular horns.
ibex
The quality of being fair or unbiased.
impartiality
The soccer referee was chosen for his—————–.
impartiality
